Sunday, May 9, 2010

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Who was "Mother Goose"??? Well, there is no one answer, because there is no direct evidence to support just one theory. We do know that English speaking countries are the only places where her rhymes are well known.

Mother Goose Rhymes are nonsense poems that were made up not only to entertain children, but to teach them about language and math, and also to help calm their fears and lull them to sleep.

Whether Mother Goose came from France: "Queen Goosefoot" (said queen had one foot bigger than the other); or England: "Martha Gooch", the first book of nursery rhymes was printed in 1765 in England - according to NurseryRhymesOnline.com.

How to choose the best edition for your little gosling? Gladys Hunt, author of HONEY FOR A CHILD'S HEART, suggests durability of the book and simpler verses for the youngest. She also suggests taking into account which illustrations your child would like the best. Eventually you'll want to get a more comprehensive collection. Some of her recommendations:

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About Me

I've been married to my wonderful husband for 33 years. We have 3 grown children - who remember fondly our Family Read Aloud Time. Recently we've added two little grandsons to our family, who already love books. I can usually be found exploring libraries (the big, old ones are my favorites!)

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MY FAVORITE C.S. LEWIS QUOTES...

"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become."

"We can strip the knight of his armor, to reveal that he looks exactly like us, or we can try on the armor ourselves to experience how it feels. Fiction provides the ideal opportunity to try on the armor."

"A book worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then." C.S. Lewis